Published by Greenwillow Books
Summary: “Look! Elephants!” So begins this brief (about 80 words) book showing a group of five elephants on parade. Kids can pick a favorite and follow it from page to page: they are blue, green, purple, pink, and yellow. The page that introduces them shows them on a graph, with numbers counting from one to five, and a new elephant added on each line. The elephants go up, down, over, under, in, and out, reinforcing those concepts. At the end, they are ready for sleep, but first they raise their trunks and trumpet, scattering stars across the sky. 40 pages; ages 3-8.
Pros: The usual Kevin Henkes masterpiece, this is a deceptively simple story that introduces colors, numbers, concepts like up and down, and even introduces graphing.
Cons: I found the pink and purple elephant a little too similar in color to be distinctive. Fortunately the pink one was also smaller than the other four.
